1956 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1956 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 4 of the 1956 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Neil Mann captained the hosts with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, B. Dorman, B. Gray, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, B. Turner, B. Twomey, M. Twomey, N. Waller, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, B. Buckley, A. Clough, J. Collins, N. Dickson, R. Dixon, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Ross, L. Ryan, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Collingwood (12.15.87) defeated Footscray (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: T. Merrett (3), K. Bromage (2), B. Serong (2), B. Twomey (2), B. Gray, R. Richards, M. Weideman
Footscray: J. Collins (5), R. Duffy (2), P. Box, N. Dickson, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
29,818
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
12.15.87 - 11.7.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | COLL by 9 | FOOT by 1 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gray, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Waller, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Dickson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Dixon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||